Unmarked6698
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
"Now listen, Mona," she says, in her low voice, that even now, when she is somewhat excited, shows no trace of heat or haste, "for I shall speak to you plainly. You must make up your mind to Lady Rodney. It is the common belief that mere birth will refine most people; but those who cling to that theory will surely find themselves mistaken. Something more is required: I mean the nobility of soul that Nature gives to the peasant as well as the peer. This, Lady Rodney lacks; and at heart, in sentiment, she is—at times—coarse. May I say what I like to you?" "When I bring you to my home," says Geoffrey, "I shall have you painted just in that gown, and with a spinning-wheel before you; and it shall be hung in the gallery among the other—very inferior—beauties." Apple-blossom suggests the orchard, whereon Violet reddens perceptibly, and Nolly grows cold with fright, and feels a little more will make him faint..
453 people found this
review helpful
kez_ h (Kez_h)
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
For feare she should of lightnesse be detected."I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
Soon an old woman, bent with age and crippled, came from the door and smiled as she saw the two persons coming.
658 people found this
review helpful
Conrad
"It is very hard on Sir Nicholas," says Mona, who would not call him "Nick" now for the world. And love but her forever; "Anywhere you like. I'm sure we deserve some compensation for the awful sermon that curate gave us this morning." "I feel it keenly," says Rodney, caressing the handsome creatures as they crouch at his feet. "Where did you get them?".
298 people found this
review helpful